Caleb the Two-Year-Old

Caleb is still two, I don't know how else to describe him. He's very stubborn and has an iron will. Of course, being two, he gets upset about everything. Every ten minutes I hear him crying out somewhere in the house. It gets frustrating because it sure makes it hard to get Travis down for naps and to stay asleep, with Caleb always screaming. He's still not talking very well, although I can understand him better every day. Words like, help, sandwich, juice, milk, are all words I can understand, but he really doesn't say them very well.

His favorite thing to do? Get on Westley's nerves. Push Westley's buttons. As much as possible. And he's very good at it. Yet at the same time, they are best friends. On Westley's birthday, Westley didn't come home until late, so I had to put Caleb to bed by himself. He kept pointing at Westley's bed and saying, "Westley" over and over. I had to try and explain to a two-year-old why his brother wasn't there but that he would be back later, after Caleb was asleep. He was sad that Westley wasn't there.

Travis the Crawler

Travis is sure getting around now. He crawls everywhere on his hands and knees and follows me around the house, as well as his brothers. Since he's only 7 months old, he's doing this way earlier than the other boys did it. He already pulls himself up on just about anything to a stand and walks along the edge, although he's not really sturdy at that yet. I think he really wants to be walking and be able to keep up with his older brothers. When they play outside in the backyard, he stands by the back door (sliding glass) and watches them.

Big Brother Westley

Westley turned 4 on Tuesday! We didn't really do much for his birthday, as far as presents or cake. Corey made pancakes for breakfast, at Westley's request. He opened one present--a set of kid card games, like Old Maid, Fish, and War. Then he went to gymnastics with Daddy. After gymnastics, he went with Daddy to get the oil changed in his car and then I drove in to Mesa with the other boys and met them as well as my mom for lunch. We had lunch and went home for naps. After naps, Corey took Westley to an In-N-Out store party at Gamestoppers, this game place by the Arizona Mills Mall. They were there until 9:30 and came home wiped out.

Westley has been so cute lately with Travis. He really is a great big brother. He's very helpful, and he includes Travis in their play. And he's very good at making sure Travis doesn't put anything in his mouth that's too small. He's always saying to me, "Travis sure is a cute baby, Mom." And everywhere we go, he tells people that Travis is "his" baby. It's very cute.